SAT
Scholastic Aptitude Test
SAT
- The SAT (Scholastic Aptitude Test) is a standardized test widely used for college admissions in the United States.
- It is developed and administered on behalf of the College Board by the Educational Testing Service.
- The SAT was originally designed not to be aligned with high school curricula but several adjustments have been made for the version of the SAT introduced in 2016, and College Board president, David Coleman, has said that he also wanted to make the test reflect more closely what students learned in high school.
SAT Test Structure
- The current SAT, introduced in 2016, takes three hours to finish, plus 50 minutes for the SAT with essay.
Section
Time (Minutes)
Content
Writing
60
Grammar, usage, and diction
Mathematics
70
Number and operations; algebra and functions; geometry; statistics, probability, and data analysis
Critical Reading
70
Vocabulary, Critical reading, and sentence-level reading
